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My heart is heavy HEAVY today for the Christian family. It is not because of headline news or media hype. We have heard enough of that lately. Today, more than normal, my heart is so heavy for what I consider to be the silent killer of Christian families. I am almost in tears. I pray […]

The old saying, “the grass is greener on the other side” has probably been spoken more by saying, “the grass isn’t greener on the other side.” Our envious, jealous, lazy self has filtered this statement through experience to basically share that it isn’t better once you get to the other side. However, our culture continues […]

My periodic blogs called “Tough Questions. Real Answers.” have still been some of my all time favorites over the years. I encourage you to go back and read each one of them. I have learned so much through those blogs. Mostly, I have learned that asking questions is the absolute best way to learn and […]

I have this thing with closets. I can trace back to moments when I hid my pain from the world huddled in my closet. I remember times of being on my knees in my closet begging God for different answers to my prayers. There have been moments of restoration when I retreated to my closet, […]

Let’s face it, some days it may not feel like God is love. For some of you, you may not even believe in God or believe His words written in the pages of my favorite book, The Bible. Deep down inside we all desire and seek truth. Why is it so easy to believe some […]

I often share about how blended families have unique challenges. One subject I talk about with blended couples is memories. A blended marriage doesn’t have lifelong memories to reflect on and share together. Yes, I sometimes wonder what Ridley and Lisa babies would have looked like or maybe what we would have done if we […]

On January 1, 2014 I had one of those beginning of the new year “talks” with my daughter, Landon. I had noticed a little bit of grumpiness and bad attitude that went beyond just a few days. She had become ungrateful and snappy at times. Her focus seemed negative and contagious. We talked about how […]

There are moments in the day to day living that my testimony feels stale or tired. I am not referring to my past testimony, but the current one that I am allowing God to write. I remember the excitement when I first became a Christian. I also remember many highs along with several really deep […]

Every so often I think it is important for a couple to grade their marriage. It is very easy to drift away from what is important. Oftentimes it is a slow drift. While riding in a car for 6 hours to an event last week, Ridley and I did a progress report on our marriage. […]

Blogging should be the last thing on my mind with our daughter’s wedding coming in 4 days. I will trust that being awake since 4:00 a.m. this morning is so that I can reflect and prepare my heart for the day. Technically, we are the wedding planner for this big event. Ridley and I have […]